Never Pay For Onions Again: How To
Today’s feature is from MyByrdHouse with this Onion Recycling Tutorial:
I learned this tip a couple of years ago and have tried it and found that it works and is quite marvelous. I love to use fresh green onions but am always out or there is a slimy little bag of them in the bottom of the fridge.
Here is my marvelous tip for growing them yourself and recycling a bit.
The trick is to take the cut end (root side) and plant it in a pot or directly in your garden, give it some time and voila! You have fresh (and free!) onions at your disposal. This will work for a variety of different onions and the beauty of this tip is that as you use the onions, you replant the cut root ends to grow more.
You can use a tub just for onions and haul it indoors during winter months (will need lots of sun) or if it’s just green onions you’re interested in growing, a large flower pot will do. Please visit the site for complete details, great tip!
Also see the one pot herb garden to grow your favorite herbs for another grocery bill busting tip.
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16 May 2008 at 6:42 pm
I like them in my eggs and stir fries. If you are going to cook them anyway, try what I do: wash, trim, slice, freeze on a tray, transfer tray-frozen onions to bag, then take only as much as you need at a time. Not as cool as growing them, but, then, no wait in between, either.
17 May 2008 at 8:33 pm
A little while ago when it was still frosting, me and my little sis found a sprouted onion in our onion drawer that had grown 4 inches high, so we planted it in our backyard. It thrives, but it gets chopped down every time the lawn gets mowed. : (
19 May 2008 at 8:25 am
What a great tip!!! I have the hardest time getting fresh onions in my local stores, they are always on the verge of spoilage. Thanks!!!
19 May 2008 at 10:50 am
[...] a tip on how to reuse onions to get..more onions. Weird. From the Tip [...]
19 May 2008 at 1:58 pm
i’ve been doing this for years. i found out about it when the onions started growing in my compost heap. now they have their own bed.
20 May 2008 at 7:06 pm
A really Frugal tip, I love it! Thanks
21 May 2008 at 1:28 pm
Works with potato parts too. Let em skin over before planting.
03 Jun 2008 at 1:01 pm
What an incredible idea! It’s nice in this day of hyper-tree hugging, it’s great to find a down-to-earth practical way to reduce waste (in the kitchen trash) & at the same time increase your food supply…
Thank You Much!!!
04 Jun 2008 at 12:33 am
I love onions & always get & plant starts of walla walla’s; get 75 small green onion starts at grange for $2.35; since I live in mobile home i plant in pots; they are the absolutely best green onions i have ever had! Now I will continue the cycle with the roots; great tip!